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5 More Sustainable Homes
It ain’t easy being green, but it’s worth the extra effort. Here, we share five sustainable homes that don’t skimp on design.
written by: Olivia Martin06.17.13 -
100 Contemporary Green Buildings
Now that sustainability is de rigeur in the architecture world, it is no surprise that a new tome from Taschen puts the solar power spotlight on 100 eco-friendly buildings.
written by: Sara Carpenter06.04.13 -
Rana Creek: The Design Firm Bringing Architecture to Life
In a nursery off the coast of Monterey, California, Rana Creek raises millions of plants each year. From there, many will be raised again, off their grids of soil and up onto roofs and walls,...
written by: Thomas Travagli01.07.13 -
An Eichler-Inspired Modular Home in California
With a sleek prototype in Emeryville, California, under its belt, Simpatico Homes sets out to redefine prefab's cost—and footprint.
written by: Joanne Furiophotos by: Jake Stangel12.22.12 -
A Sustainably Built Home in Rural Ontario
For this rural Ontario home, building sustainably was less about high-tech gizmos than learning to truly love the land.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Derek Shapton10.08.12 -
Green Zero-Energy Family Home in Santa Cruz
How an unfussy, nearly zero-energy family home in Santa Cruz, California, wound up with hay bales in the walls, a state-of-the-art heat pump system, and six very happy residents.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Gabriela Hasbun09.17.12 -
Passive Progressive
Among the first Passive Houses in France, this bamboo-clad farmhouse by the Parisian firm Karawitz Architecture brings a bit of green to tiny Bessancourt.
written by: Anne Stark Ditmeyerphotos by: Nicholas Calcott08.18.12 -
E+ for Effort
The E+ Green Home, a concept house located an hour outside Seoul, not only points the way to a greener South Korea, it may well be the most sustainable house in the country.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Sergio Pirrone03.25.12 -
Green Is in the Details
Carver + Schicketanz Architects’ eco-friendly renovation earned this mid-century-modern home LEED Platinum certification and proved that when it comes to building sustainably, it’s all...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Mathew Scott01.23.12 -
A Sweetheart Deal
Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a sustainable second home together.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Ty Cole12.14.11 -
This Is It
Austin couple Anne Suttles and Sam Shah built a house to last their lifetime—and longer. Mixing new efficient systems with old upcycled materials, they keep it weird while keeping it green.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Brent Humphreys08.31.11 -
Second to None
With House 2.0, architect Pieter Weijnen demonstrates the exponential rate at which green design is advancing.
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Hans Peter Follmi08.17.11 -
L is for Longevity
Though tricked out with high-tech touches, this house’s greenest feature is decidedly low tech: the family’s intention to make it their lifelong home.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Jessica Haye and Clark Hsiao06.20.11 -
Tunquen Treasure
A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a non-issue for this Chilean beachgoer.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Cristóbal Palma05.16.11 -
The Bright Stuff
John and Paige Damiano are snow worshippers. As the Colorado and New Mexico territory manager for Burton Snowboards, John depends on winter precipitation for his business, not to mention for family...
written by: Sarah Rich03.26.11 -
In the Loop
Adrian Jones lived in his top-floor loft in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood for nine years before renovating. For a bachelor set designer, the 2,500-square-foot space was perfect: plenty...
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Kevin Cooley02.10.11 -
Ruin Reborn
In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Sarah Blee01.19.11 -
New Power Generation
Long before smoke-spouting power plants were relegated to the remote outskirts of the industrial city, large-scale energy generators were common sights in urban landscapes. Pushback from the...
written by: Asami Novak01.03.11 -
Worth the Wait
On an island 20 miles off the coast of Maine, a writer, with the help of his daughter, built not only a room but an entire green getaway of his own.
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Eirik Johnson11.22.10 -
Escape to the Rock
Off the coast of British Columbia—on a site accessible only by boat—a family of Vancouver urbanites commissioned a sustainable cabin for weekend getaways that feels a world away.
written by: Adele Wederphotos by: Misha Gravenor11.10.10 -
A Fine Vintage
At age 34, Philip M. Isaacson commissioned architect F. Frederick Bruck to design a home for him and his wife. That was 1959. Five decades later, he still lives in his ideal home—and very...
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: Eric Roth09.15.10 -
Life Pscycle-ology of a Mobile Phone
By now most of us know and follow the reduce, reuse, recycle routine for bottles and cans, but what about electronics? Presented by the Australian Environmental Protection Agency as part of the...
written by: Diana Budds08.11.10 -
Z for Two
In Portland, Oregon, two adjoining six-story homes on a formerly run-down urban lot add to the neighborhood’s density and its green cred.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Shawn Records07.30.10 -
The New Pioneers
In the land of large mountain lodge wannabes, two California natives tuck Utah’s first LEED for Homes–rated house onto the side of Emigration Canyon.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Dustin Aksland07.01.10 -
Mind the Gap
On an eight-foot-wide site in London, architect Luke Tozer cleverly squeezed in a four-story home equipped with rain-water-harvesting and geothermal systems.
written by: Dominic Bradburyphotos by: Charlie Crane06.01.10
